links for 2008-05-16

May 17th, 2008

GMANEWS.tv Blog

May 16th, 2008

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Something I’ve been wanting to announce for quite a while now is this blog I’m doing for GMANews.tv. Do visit and leave a comment please.

I should probably first clarify that this does not mean I’m going to stop posting here, after all there’s plenty of material to go around. Consider the blog an extension of this one as well as a place to reach out to those who watch the segment on QTV 11. I’m very honored to be part of the GMA News Bloggers Network, and am excited about how this project can serve as a center for more interaction. There’s more coming. You’ll just have to stick around and find out for yourself.

Cheers.

3G iPhone?

May 13th, 2008

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Steve’s keynote is reportedly on the 9th. Is this the day we hear the 3G iPhone announcement?

OFFICIAL: iPhone comes to Philippines

May 12th, 2008

GLOBE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO SELL IPHONE IN THE PHILIPPINES

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Apparently in preparation for Apple’s 3G iPhone announcement next month, more telecommunications companies around the globe are announcing deals with Apple to sell the iPhone in their respective countries. Till this weekend, South East Asia has pretty much been left off the map.

Today however Globe telecommunications, one of the top-two telcos in the Philippines posted this short announcement on their website:

Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus to bring iPhone to the region

Manila, 12 May 2008 – Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.

More information will be released at a later date.

A very reliable source inside Globe has confirmed this via SMS but asked not to be named. Apparently this is all they are able to say at the moment.

From the news release it appears SingTel will be selling the iPhone in Singapore. Bharti in India and Optus in Australia.

UPDATE: The same Globe source says that the iPhone might be available as early as September and that it will have new features that will benefit the text savvy Philippine market.

Singtel is reporting the exact same press release on their website.

Software Pick: LogicielMac

May 11th, 2008

Found this new program via TUAW the other day. LogicielMac is the Software Update equivalent for all your non-Mac apps. Its a nifty little program that resides on your menu bar and using it is as easy as these three steps.

1. Right click to check for updates.

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Apparently I had plenty of outdated apps in my Applications folder.

2. Select which programs you want to update.

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3. The updates download in the background. You can choose to have them install behind the scenes or for you to be prompted to install them manually.

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May 9th, 2008

David Pogue Owes Me an iPhone!

May 6th, 2008

pogueiphone.jpgFunny that David Pogue mentions the case of the cracked iPhone on his New York Times column today. I was just going to say, “David I love you man, but you owe me a new iPhone!”

You see my iPhone has been through two “episodes” in its 10-month stint with me. The first was back in August, shortly after its purchase. Its battery had drained from normal use but no amount of charging would bring it back to life. Then last month, half conscious and jet lagged I dropped my phone out of a mini-van as I was about to step out. My iPhone fell face first, leaving a spider web-like crack on the glass.

What do these two events have in common? David Pogue!

You see David does this regular video podcast for NYT & CNBC and it is one of my favorites. And although I do/watch a lot of stuff on my iPhone, I just happened to be watching his video podcast right before both these events happened. Coincidence? I think not.

Back in August of last year while waiting for a rehearsal to start I was watching a piece he did on online video rentals. I did nothing else, put my iPhone in my bag only to find out later that it would never come back to life. Then last March I was sitting on a bench watching his piece on “green players” right before I was picked up to go to dinner. I did nothing else after that as well and the rest as you know is history.

My iPhone still works and I have a couple of new Pogue videos to watch - but I’m not touching them for now. So David if you get this message, send me an email and I’ll send you my address. :D
PS: I still love your iPhone Musical.

Brian Gorrell: Blogging & Freedom of Speech

May 3rd, 2008

Was asked to do a story on Brian Gorrell today based on this video that he did for the 4th iBlog Summit. Instead of going into the issues that Brian raises on his site I decided to tackle a very relevant issue that Brian’s case brings up…are there bounds to the exercise of a bloggers freedom of speech?

Here’s the report that aired on News On Q on QTV Channel 11.